Rentschler Field to host 2018 Tournament of Nations doubleheader

Rentschler Field will host a women’s soccer doubleheader on July 29 as part of the 2018 Tournament of Nations event. Japan will play Brazil at 4:15 p.m., followed by the United States vs. Australia at 7 p.m.

The game could be a homecoming for Seymour’s Alyssa Naeher. The goalkeeper has started five of the U.S. national team’s six matches in 2018, going 4-0-1 with two shutouts and an 0.60 goals against average. She also started 13 of the 16 matches in 2017. Naeher was on the roster when the U.S. defeated Colombia 7-0 on April 6, 2016 in East Hartford, but did not get into the match.

The No. 1 ranked U.S. squad will play for a World Cup berth when it plays host to the Concacaf Women’s Championship in October. Tickets for the July 29 doubleheader go on sale on June 1 at www.rentschlerfield.com or by calling (877) 522-8499, and can be purchased at the XL Center box office beginning on June 4. Tickets won’t be sold at Rentschler Field’s box office until the day of the two games.

Brian Bahr / Getty Images Team USA goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, a Seymour native, catches practice shots on May 9, 2015 at Avaya Stadium in San Jose, Calif.

Joel Auerbach / Getty Images Team USA goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, a Seymour native, works out during a training session on Feb. 9, 2011 at Barry University in Miami Shores, Fla.